West Lincoln Memorial Hospital (WLMH) is sharing the services of Pharmacy Manager David Millar with the West Haldimand General Hospital (WHGH) thanks to a web-based electronic supervision and medication order tool.

Pharm-Q Electronic Supervision is a system that allows Millar to communicate with staff, without actually being present. Using the program, nurses can scan a copy of the physicians’ orders and send it to Millar through a secure web browser. The system also provides Millar with high-definition copies of completed and filled orders, allowing him to check and double check orders before the medication is delivered to the patient.

“One of the biggest advantages is that if the need arises for my presence at WLMH, I have the flexibility to supervise the WHGM pharmacy from there,” he said.

WLMH has full-time pharmacy coverage. Millar is at WLMH three days a week, and there is a pharmacist present five days a week. Millar spends two days a week at WHGH.

“The system is a real benefit to WHGH because it allows me to oversee the pharmacy, without physically being there,” he said.

A high-definition camera is mounted above the WHGH pharmacy workstation, which allows the staff to send the pharmacist an image of medication orders.

Millar said another benefit of the Pharm-Q is the ability for pharmacists to check and re-check medication orders.

The system has been in place for just over a year, and Millar said it’s working very well.

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Envision Telepharmacy is at ASHP again, in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the Midyear 2011 meeting.  We’re demoing our Pharm-Q In The Hood system, which is available for your pharmacy’s laminar flow cabinet!

If you’re attending ASHP’s midyear clinical meeting, stop by our exhibit hall booth #1440 and test drive our latest, greatest Pharm-Q Order Management software.  To orient yourself as to where we are in the hall ahead of time, click the 1440 link above and when the page loads, in the search box on the left, type: Envision Telepharmacy.  It will make the map zoom to our booth.

See you there!

Becky Barr, PharmD has joined Envision Telepharmacy, LLC as its Telepharmacy Operations Manager reporting to Envision’s founder and president Emily Alexander, PharmD, BCPS. Barr has 17 years of experience in pharmacy operations, beginning as a retail pharmacy technician, and then working her way up through retail pharmacist, clinical pharmacist and manager, director of pharmacy, and most recently participating in and overseeing the specification and installation of pharmacy systems and solutions for large health care organizations.

Alexander stated, “I am delighted that Becky decided to join our growing management team. Her wide professional experience, from working in retail pharmacy early in her career to her most recent experience assembling telepharmacy solutions in large health care environments, gives her deep and unique insights into a wide range of pharmacy practices. Becky will be an essential contributor to Envision’s future growth and our customers’ success.”

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About Envision Telepharmacy, LLC
Envision Telepharmacy was established in 2004 to provide better ways to extend pharmacy services for U.S. hospitals and health care systems in need. We are a pioneer in developing tools, services and systems that provide electronic supervision and remote order processing through high-bandwidth, standards-based web technology, still imaging, and high resolution video. Enabling and realizing safe, quality patient care and pharmacist access through the use of compliant and cost-effective telepharmacy solutions is our mission.

For more information about Envision Telepharmacy, LLC visit www.envision-rx.com or contact CEO Emily Alexander, PharmD, BCPS at (432) 897-0754 ext 105 or email envision@envision-rx.com.

Envision Telepharmacy is showing off our In The Hood camera and the latest version of our medication order management software, Pharm-Q.

If you’re at ASHP, come visit us in the exhibit hall at booth #824!  To orient yourself as to where we are in the hall ahead of time, click the 824 link and when the page loads, scroll down the list on the left and select Envision Telepharmacy.  It will make the map zoom to our booth.

See you there!

Winnipeg, May 13, 2011: North West Telepharmacy Solutions (“NTS”), Canada’s leading provider of Telepharmacy solutions to Canadian hospitals, is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive software distribution agreement with Envision Telepharmacy for Pharm-Q Medication Order Management (MOM) software for Canada.

North West Telepharmacy Solutions introduced Canada’s first telepharmacy service for small- to medium-sized hospitals in Ontario in order to provide hospitals with high quality, flexible pharmacy services in the areas of medication order reviews and drug information, 24 hours a day. The Telepharmacy Solution enables hospitals to apply technology to improve the quality of its hospital pharmacy service while lowering costs. The addition of Envision’s Pharm-Q MOM will enable hospitals to further improve the movement of orders and improve communication between nurses and the hospital’s pharmacy while allowing physicians to continue to hand-write orders.

“We are excited to enter this exclusive agreement with Envision” Dalbir Bains, Vice-President, Planning and Corporate Development at The North West Company stated, “the introduction of Pharm-Q Medication Order Management is a logical extension of our service offering to Canadian health care facilities”.

In keeping with NTS’s key feature of “flexibility” or “flexible service contracts”, NTS selected Envision’s Pharm-Q MOM solution because of the ease at which Envision’s remotely hosted and browser-based MOM solution integrates with nearly any hospital pharmacy’s processes and IT infrastructure.

Envision CEO Emily Alexander, PharmD, BCPS stated, “Envision is delighted to be working with North West Telepharmacy Solutions to bring remotely hosted, browser-based medication order management technologies to NTS’s clients. We are especially excited about the advantages of our Pharm-Q MOM product, which lowers the overall cost of ownership compared to client-server based solutions.” Alexander also pointed to Envision’s on-going investments in product development that allow fast response to new, emerging technologies and changing order entry practices.

About North West Telepharmacy Solutions:
As a division of The North West Company, North West Telepharmacy Solutions began in 2004 and has grown to be Canada’s leading provider of hospital telepharmacy services. The pharmacist team currently provides pharmacy services to more than 34 Canadian hospitals. These services include Pharmacist remote medication order review, patient Warfarin dosing service, after hour pharmacist on call service and other medication safety solutions.

The North West Company is a leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighbourhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific and the Caribbean. North West operates 230 stores under the trading names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, AC Value Center and Cost-U-Less and has annualized sales of approximately CDN$1.5 billion.

The common shares of The North West Company Inc. trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “NWC”.

For more information about North West Telepharmacy Solutions Contact:
Kevin McDonald, Manager of Hospital Pharmacy at 1 (866) 435 5180 Ext. 5; Email kmcdonald@northwest.ca
Or visit online at: www.northwesttelepharmacy.ca

About Envision Telepharmacy, LLC:
Envision Telepharmacy was established in 2004 to provide better ways to extend pharmacy services for U.S. hospitals and health
care systems in need. It is a pioneer in developing tools, services and systems that provide electronic supervision and remote order
processing through high-bandwidth, standards-based web technology, still imaging, and high resolution video. Pharm Q™ is a
trademark of Envision Telepharmacy, LLC. All rights reserved.

For more information about Envision Telepharmacy, LLC contact:
Emily Alexander, CEO at (432) 897-0754; Email Emily.Alexander@envision-rx.com
Or visit online at: www.envision-rx.com

At this year’s ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting & Exhibition (December 5-9, 2010) Envision Telepharmacy will install a fully functional, multi-station replica of its Pharm-Q ITH solution. This hands-on display will showcase its latest version of integrated pharmacy workflow management software & hardware built expressly for work in restricted areas.

Alpine, TX – November 30, 2010 – Continuing a tradition of single-minded focus on groundbreaking telepharmacy solutions, Envision Telepharmacy is bringing a fully functional, multi-station, hands-on replica of its latest restricted-area work solution Pharm-Q In the Hood (ITH)1 to this year’s ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting & Exhibition (Booth 645, December 5-9, Anaheim, CA ).

By trying out the system themselves in real-time, visitors can see how Envision’s unique, wireless-based Pharm-Q ITH solution lets technicians and pharmacists work together without the technician leaving the isolation hood (or restricted area) and without the pharmacist being in the same physical space when questions arise.

Pharm-Q ITH, along with Pharm-Q Medication Order Management (MOM), marks the growth of Envision’s large health-system solutions while it continues to build products and services that contribute to extending pharmacy solutions to small and rural hospitals.  At this year’s ASHP Mid-Year Meeting Envision’s CEO Emily Alexander, PharmD, BCPS and Vice President Becky Harvey, PharmD participate in A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Telepharmacy (305L04), an ASHP program session on how best to evaluate telepharmacy options, scheduled for Sunday, December 5th from 1:50pm to 3:20pm.

Furthermore, as part of its mission of enabling and realizing safe, quality patient care and pharmacist access through the use of compliant and cost-effective telepharmacy solutions, Envision is also expanding into international markets.  Discussions are underway with potential partners  outside of the US who are eager to bring Envision’s telepharmacy solutions to their markets.

For more press information about Pharm-Q ITH see http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/04/prweb3907214.htm

Note: Features are product- and installation-dependent. Some listed features and functionality may be unavailable depending on application and customer’s environment. Product and service descriptions, functionality & requirements are subject to change without notice. ENVISION MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN THIS PRESS RELEASE.

¹Patents and trademarks pending

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About Envision Telepharmacy, LLC
Envision Telepharmacy was established in 2004 to provide better ways to extend pharmacy services for hospitals and health care systems in need.  It is a pioneer in developing tools, services and systems that provide electronic supervision and remote order processing through high-bandwidth, standards-based web technology, still imaging, and high resolution video.  More information about Envision Telepharmacy, LLC can be found at http://www.envision-rx.com/

Contact: Emily Alexander at (432) 897-0754 / Emily.Alexander@envision-rx.com

About American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
ASHP is a 35,000-member national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care and other components of health care systems.  Its main office is in Bethesda, Md.  More information about ASHP can be found at http://www.ashp.org/

The California Society of Health-System Pharmacists is having their 35^th annual meeting, CSHP Seminar 2010 – “Seminar in the City”, at the Hilton in San Francisco on October 21^st through 24^th.

We will be showing off our Pharm-Q In The Hood product in booth #245 on October 22^nd-23^rd during the exhibit hours (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM).

Envision’s founder and CEO Emily Alexander, Pharm.D., BCPS will be joining her peers at this year’s International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress to discuss how telepharmacy can support FIP’s 2005 Statement of Policy on Improving Access to Medicines in Developing Countries.

Alpine, TX – August 27, 2010 – In September, 2005, the International Pharmaceutical Federation approved a Statement of Policy concerning improving access to medicines in developing countries. That policy specifically recommended that national “pharmacy organizations share information on the barriers to access to medicines within their countries and work with their governments and health professional colleagues to devise strategies at the local, national, and international levels on ways to overcome those barriers.”

As part of its effort to share information relevant to improving access to safe, efficacious pharmaceuticals, the 70th FIP World Congress organized a session on “Using Pharmacy Information Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes and Safety: Update On Developments Around The World.” Besides Emily Alexander of Envision Telepharmacy, who will be speaking on “Use of Telepharmacy to Increase Access to Pharmacy Services,” speakers from Australia, The Netherlands, Ghana, Portugal and the United Kingdom will speak on the afternoon of 31 August 2010 on each nation’s use of IT to support pharmaceutical care. Of note are speakers Alexander Dodoo and Lindsay McClure, FIP Executive Committee President and Secretary, respectively.

Ms. Alexander will also be available to discuss Envision’s products and services at Booth #9 at the associated exhibition hall in the Lisbon Congress Centre. More information about the 70th FIP World Congress can be found at http://www.fip.org/lisbon2010/

A display copy of Alexander’s presentation will be available at http://www.envision-rx.com/about-us/press-releases after the conclusion of the congress.

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About Envision Telepharmacy, LLC (Alpine, Texas)
Envision Telepharmacy was established in 2004 to provide better ways for hospitals and health care systems to extend pharmacy services. We are pioneers in developing products, services and systems that provide electronic supervision and remote order processing through high-bandwidth, standards-based web technology, still imaging, and high resolution video.

 

More information about Envision Telepharmacy, LLC can be found at http://www.envision-rx.com/

About FIP (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Founded in 1912, the Fédération Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP) aka International Pharmaceutical Federation is the global federation of national associations of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). Through its 122 Member Organisations FIP represents and serves almost two million practitioners and scientists around the world. Its mission is to “improve global health by advancing pharmacy practice and science to enable better discovery, development, access to and safe use of appropriate, cost-effective, quality medicines worldwide.”

More information about FIP can be found at http://www.fip.org/

Contact: Emily Alexander at (432) 897-0754 x-105 / Emily.Alexander@envision-rx.com

Lynn Staggs RPh has joined Envision Telepharmacy, LLC (Alpine, Texas) as Pharmacy Operations Manager

Alpine, TX – August 20, 2010 – Lynn Staggs RPh has joined Envision Telepharmacy, LLC as Pharmacy Operations Manager reporting to Envision’s founder and president Emily Alexander, Pharm.D., BCPS. Staggs has over 26 years of experience in pharmacy operations, including extensive knowledge and experience managing high-growth health care firms. Most recently he was Chief Operations Officer of CompleteRx Ltd., a pharmacy management company serving acute-care hospitals, and has been either district manager or operations director for Cardinal Health, Owen Healthcare and Allied Pharmacy.

Alexander stated, “We are thrilled that Lynn decided to join our growing management team. His attention to delivering the best customer experience will help me spend more time on other aspects of the company, including sales, marketing, product development, strategic planning, and customer and investor relations.”

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About Envision Telepharmacy, LLC
Envision Telepharmacy was established in 2004 to provide better ways to extend pharmacy services for hospitals and health care systems in need. It is a pioneer in developing tools and systems that provide electronic supervision and order processing through high-bandwidth, standards-based web technology, still imaging, and high resolution video. More information about Envision Telepharmacy, LLC can be found at http://www.envision-rx.com/

Contact: Emily Alexander at (432) 897-0754 ext 105 / Emily.Alexander@envision-rx.com

Envision will be at the 70th International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress is in Lisbon, Portugal this year, August 28th through September 2nd.

Envision’s CEO, Emily Alexander, PharmD, BCPS is giving a presentation on August 31st called “Use of tele-pharmacy to increase access to pharmacy services.”

We’ll have a booth as well (PDF here) and hope to see you there!